Already after the defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, the qualification of the French press for the Argentine
Lionel Messi
had raised dust.
This Sunday, after being so decisive in the result as well as for the future of Paris Saint Germain, the 'Flea' was
harshly criticized again with a score in which they did not even approve it
.
To analyze the current situation of the world champion, something more global is needed: when
Kylian Mbappé
is on the field,
most of the attacks are charged on the left wing
, where the French striker is located.
The amount of balls they play for the 35-year-old from Rosario also drops considerably.
Kylian Mbappé hugs Lionel Messi after his goal that gave PSG victory.
Photo: EFE/EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA
For example, this Sunday against Lille in the Parc des Princes, it went from highest to lowest in participation.
He had a chance to enter that goalkeeper Chevalier blocked at the near post, then he participated -without touching the ball- in his team's second goal that allowed him to extend the advantage through Neymar.
But from there it was deflating.
Because when they give him the ball it is not usually in the best conditions: sometimes surrounded, sometimes in positions where his imbalance does not end up generating something productive, and almost always ends in a lateral or support pass.
The scores of the duel between PSG and Lille, according to L'Equipe.
In an uphill result like Christophe Galtier's PSG was given, Messi's determining factor in the result -they say, what usually matters more- cannot go unnoticed.
That is why
the '5' that the sports newspaper
L'Equipe
chose to put on it may not seem like much
.
He obviously
is conditioned (and empowered) by the '3'
that had placed him last Tuesday, after the 0-1 against Bayern Munich.
“We should expect more from a player like that in such an important match, in such a delicate situation. We were not far from having witnessed one of his most disappointing performances of the season
,” he posted.
And, to enhance the goal, he completed:
"But as is often the case lately with Messi, a flash of genius, a suspended moment came to change everything. His free-kick delivered a team that expected no less from its star (90º+5 )"
.
A little tougher was the portal
Le Parisien
, which rated it a
'4'.
“A shot that Chevalier stops (5'), a good screen in the 2-0 goal (17')... and that's it.
The Argentine was invisible
.
Until this free kick, which he gets and converts in added time (4-3, 90 + 5).
Out of all logic.
It is also that, Messi
, ”he argued.
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